Flood, Brown
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 4.82 mi NW of Hecla to 2.83 mi NNE of Hecla
- Cause
- Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 45.930, -98.220
Flooding in South Dakota, February 1 to 29, 2020
The number of consecutive days of flooding continued to build throughout February on the James River from Columbia to Stratford to Ashton. The James River finally fell below flood stage at Ashton on February 22nd finishing at 327 consecutive days above flood stage.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.
The number of consecutive days of flooding continued to build throughout February on the James River from Columbia to Stratford to Ashton. The James River finally fell below flood stage at Ashton on February 22nd finishing at 327 consecutive days above flood stage. All three gauging sites set records for the consecutive days above flood stage surpassing 300 days by the end of January. Stratford and Columbia finished February at 332 and 333 days above flood stage, respectively. The flooding continued into March.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Spink
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 22, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Spink County, 4.43 mi E of Duxbury to 2.85 mi NNW of Brentford
- Cause
- Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 45.240, -98.410
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Wildfire and High Wind in Montana, February 1, 2020
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 18, 2020
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 29, 2020
- Dense Fog in Virginia, February 1, 2020
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Montana, February 1 to 3, 2020
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 29, 2020
- Dense Fog in Maryland, February 1, 2020
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 1, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, February 1 to 20, 2020
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 878355, 878356.